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The Total Upgrader will create direct and indirect social and economic benefits for the greater Edmonton region, Alberta and Canada.
Benefits
- Engineering, fabrication and construction services related to the initial development of the plant. It is expected that up to 4,000 workers will be required to construct the upgrader.
- Employment and business opportunities during upgrader operations. Operations of this type and size normally require 300 to 400 employees.
- Government income through taxes.
Predicted project benefits and proposed management of some of the costs will be assessed and documented in a Socio-economic Assessment.
Community Engagement
Total promotes the socio-economic and long-term development of communities and considers active community and stakeholder engagement as a critical factor for success.
The Total Upgrader will be developed in a manner consistent with that view.
Total is committed to working in an open and transparent and responsible manner, with all community and stakeholder groups, to better understand local issues and determine the most appropriate ways of addressing them.
On April 16, 2008 Total E&P Canada held an Open House in the Fort Saskatchewan community as part of the regulatory approval of the Total Upgrader Project. Attended by more than 300 members of the surrounding community, Total’s Upgrader Open House was one of the most successful open house events in the Industrial Heartland.
Total will continue to create forums for direct and continual engagement with the local community through regular one-on-one meetings, stakeholder group meetings, and open houses.
Contact Information
For information about the proposed Total Upgrader project, interested stakeholders can direct inquiries to Larry Wall, the Community Engagement Manager for the Total Upgrader. His contact details are:
Larry Wall, Manager Community Engagement, Strathcona County
Community Engagement Office
248, Broadmoor Place V, 2181 Premier Way
Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2V1
E-mail: larry.wall@total.com
Phone: (780) 410-7700
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